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Default Fresh Water Head and Effect on Calcification?

Geoff Schultz wrote:
I'm in the enviable process of replacing my head hoses due to calcification
(or whatever that &*@# is builds up in there). I was quite amazed at how
small some of the 1.5" hoses had become. Some were easily down to 1/2".

Anyhow, I was talking to a friend of mine who has their head plumbed with
fresh water and he was claiming that his hoses don't calcify. Can anyone
vouch for this?

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org



For what it's worth: in major regions of Europe (where air conditioning
against the heat is not the problem) they use circulating heated water
radiators in each room. They find that calcification is not a major
issue, if the closed water system does not leak and so need make up
water in hard water areas.

Brian W